Description

There are a range of restrictions to agricultural and forestry related activities within these areas which contribute to foster the development and recovery of rare species.

Proportion of a specific area (typically a Formal Urban Area) which fall under special protection by the Natura 2000 directive, and this includes a variety of different biodiversity-rich and sensitive habitats. This represents a proxy measure for the contribution that an area is making to biodiversity conservation strategies.

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• City

Data source [ link to data framework]

• Natura 2000

Data needs

• Pre-existing Natura 2000 shapefiles are used. If these are not available, it might be necessary to generate them.

Expected Outputs

• Proportion (%) of a designated area (e.g., Formal Urban Area) belonging to Natura 2000 network per grid cell.

Calculation methods

• Typically, using a GIS programme (e.g.ArcGIS, QGIS) a Natura 2000 shapefile is clipped to a target area polygon, with remaining sites dissolved to avoid site overlaps. The proportion of the total area covered by Natura 2000 sites is calculated.

Links and references

• Ruf, K., Gregor, M., Davis, M., Naumann, S. and McFarland, K., 2018. The European Urban Biodiversity Index (EUBI): a composite indicator for biodiversity in cities. ETC/BD report to he EEA: https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc bd/products/etc-bd reports/eubi_cities_biodiversity_indicator/@@download/ file/EUBI_cities_biodiversity_indicator.pdf
• Urban Atlas 2012: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and maps/data/urban-atlas
• Natura 2000 End 2016 database: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data and-maps/data/natura-9